English noun: young man | |||
1. | young man (person) a teenager or a young adult male | ||
Synonyms | young buck | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adolescent, adult male, man, stripling, teen, teenager | ||
2. | young man (person) a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman | ||
Samples | If I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked. | ||
Synonyms | beau, boyfriend, fellow, swain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adult male, lover, man | ||